Amman vs Pohang - Cost of Living Comparison

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Amman Pohang
🚶 Cost of living one person
$981
$989
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$2387
$2579
🏠 One person rent
$358
$446
🏘️ Family rent
$600
$843
🍽️ Food expenses
$348
$379
🚐 Transport expenses
$162
$68.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$673
$2023
😷 Air quality
Moderate
Moderate
✈️ Airport proximity
6 km
7 km
🎓 Higher education
63
59
😀 Quality of life
69
68
🏙️ Population
4.01M
504K

The cost of living in Amman is 0.8% less expensive than in Pohang. Cities ranked 5457th and 5400th ($981 vs $989) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 1st and 53rd in Jordan and South Korea, respectively. Check Jordan vs South Korea comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 0.7 months in Amman compared to 2 months in Pohang. Amman ranked 1st best city to live in Jordan vs Pohang ranked 51st in South Korea, while ranked 3121st and 3679th among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in Amman vs Pohang

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Amman Pohang
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$7.28
$5.64
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$43.4
$17.1
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$7.61
$5.28
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$6.82
$2.97
☕ Cappuccino
$4.38
$3.43
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$0.54
$1.34
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$385
$235
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$249
$400
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$675
$1856
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$444
$450
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$51
$60.7
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$79.6
$92.8
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$30.7
$19
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
7.64%
4.46%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$1304
$6349
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$792
$2974
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$0.77
$1.07
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$53.8
$42.6
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$11.4
$8.37
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.49
$1.24
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.64
$1.96
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$0.52
$2.93
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.32
$3.01
🥚 Eggs, x12
$2.15
$3
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$7.52
$11.9
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$6.54
$6.18
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$11.4
$29.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.13
$4.89
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.93
$2.99
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.67
$5.73
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.76
$2.6
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.9
$3.19
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$0.8
$3.19
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$0.4
$0.63
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$1.63
$2.14
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$20.8
$6.65
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$5.57
$1.49
🚬 Cigarette pack
$3.43
$3.39
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$4.91
$5.14
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$4.71
$5.82
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$2.5
$2.03
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.85
$1.8
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$61
$30
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$12.8
$9.35
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$29.2
$38.9
💇 Haircut, simple
$8.11
$8.03
👖 Brand Jeans
$67.1
$72
👟 Brand Sneakers
$108
$69.1
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$241
$529
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$5798
$13736

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Distance City Cost of living
21 km or 13 mi Al-Salt
$679
36 km or 22 mi Jerash
$602
68 km or 42 mi Irbid
$625
69 km or 43 mi Ramallah
$1011
69 km or 43 mi Nablus
$849
70 km or 44 mi Jerusalem
$1948
72 km or 45 mi Ariel
$1583
74 km or 46 mi Bethlehem
$964
88 km or 55 mi Al-Karak
$735
89 km or 56 mi Modi'in-Maccabim-Re'ut
$1840
91 km or 57 mi Hebron
$737
92 km or 57 mi Beit Shemesh
$1366
92 km or 57 mi Kafr Qasim
$1896
94 km or 58 mi Rosh HaAyin
$1885
95 km or 59 mi Tayibe
$1850
95 km or 59 mi Qalqilya
$760
95 km or 59 mi Afula
$1660
97 km or 60 mi Umm al-Fahm
$1728
97 km or 61 mi Lod
$1752
98 km or 61 mi Tira
$1873
98 km or 61 mi Baqa-Jatt
$1746
99 km or 61 mi Dura
$802
99 km or 62 mi Yehud
$1900
100 km or 62 mi Ramla
$2068
100 km or 62 mi Petah Tikva
$1871
100 km or 62 mi Kfar Saba
$1920
101 km or 63 mi Tiberias
$1427
101 km or 63 mi Hod HaSharon
$2010
102 km or 64 mi Nof HaGalil
$1660
102 km or 64 mi Kiryat Ono
$1914
103 km or 64 mi Arad
$1678
103 km or 64 mi Nazareth
$1689
104 km or 64 mi Migdal HaEmek
$1674
104 km or 65 mi Ra'anana
$1939
105 km or 65 mi Bnei Brak
$2050
105 km or 65 mi Herzliya
$2149
105 km or 65 mi Ramat HaSharon
$1718
106 km or 66 mi Ramat Gan
$2212
106 km or 66 mi Rehovot
$1701
107 km or 66 mi Givatayim
$2113

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Distance City Cost of living
24 km or 15 mi Gyeongju
$1326
39 km or 24 mi Yeongcheon
$1039
54 km or 33 mi Ulsan
$1078
62 km or 38 mi Gyeongsan
$1035
71 km or 44 mi Daegu
$1113
82 km or 51 mi Miryang
$973
83 km or 51 mi Andong
$865
83 km or 51 mi Yangsan
$963
93 km or 58 mi Gumi
$1055
99 km or 61 mi Gimhae
$907
106 km or 66 mi Changwon
$1073
108 km or 67 mi Busan
$1029
110 km or 68 mi Yeongju
$958
113 km or 70 mi Gimcheon
$1076
116 km or 72 mi Sangju
$1060
120 km or 74 mi Masan
$1006
122 km or 76 mi Mungyeong
$999
127 km or 79 mi Sacheon
$953
131 km or 82 mi Taebaek
$1002
149 km or 92 mi Jinju
$878
149 km or 93 mi Geoje
$882
157 km or 98 mi Tongyeong
$910
158 km or 98 mi Samcheok
$1056
160 km or 100 mi Jecheon
$967
165 km or 103 mi Chungju
$1009
170 km or 105 mi Donghae
$1092
180 km or 112 mi Tsushima Island
$895
181 km or 112 mi Cheongju
$903
181 km or 113 mi Daejeon
$924
192 km or 119 mi Namwon
$960
192 km or 119 mi Gyeryong
$932
193 km or 120 mi Gwangyang
$965
193 km or 120 mi Sejong
$963
194 km or 121 mi Wonju
$880
196 km or 122 mi Gangneung
$1093
201 km or 125 mi Jeonju
$787
204 km or 126 mi Tsushima
$896
206 km or 128 mi Nonsan
$945
206 km or 128 mi Gongju
$949
208 km or 129 mi Suncheon
$991